ANP and BNP plasma levels in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis after percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty.

Introduction: Atrial (ANP) and B-type (BNP) natriuretic peptides are hormones secreted by the heart as a response to volume expansion and pressure overload.

Aim: To assess the changes of ANP and BNP after percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) and to investigate factors associated with endpoints.

Material And Methods: The study included 96 patients (90.

[Prolactin (PRL), thyrotropin (TSH), free thyroid hormones (fT4), (fT3) and testosterone (TTE) level in men with chronic heart failure].

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a global disease in which beside renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAA) system most endocrinal glands are affected. The occurrence of these disorders depends on the degree of heart failure. The influence on prognosis and therapeutic strategy is not known.